Three Million Singaporeans to Receive Final Assurance Package Payout in December
About three million adult Singaporeans will receive between S$100 and S$250 from 8 December, in the final cash payout of the enhanced Assurance Package.
Vietnam and Japan Seal Over $272 Million in University and Power Deals
Vietnam and Japan have exchanged cooperation documents in Tokyo covering more than $272.4 million in financing for a joint university and the O Mon 3 power plant.
Indonesia to Name 19 New National Heroes for Heroes’ Day
Indonesia will confer the title of National Hero on 19 figures for Heroes’ Day, in a list that honours a famously incorruptible police chief and a founding era prime minister.
Punjab’s Diwali Farm Fires Spike as Delhi’s Air Stays Very Poor
Punjab recorded 1,152 crop residue fires on Diwali day, the season’s biggest single day jump, while Delhi’s air quality stayed in the very poor category.
Thai Airways Says 60,529 Passenger Bookings Were Exposed in Amadeus Breach
Thai Airways has disclosed that about 60,529 passenger bookings were compromised in intrusions at its reservations provider Amadeus, in a breach affecting several major Asian airlines.
Trump declares the Iran war “militarily effectively over” as Tehran holds to its demands
Donald Trump says the war with Iran is militarily effectively over, but the naval blockade continues, no deal is signed, and Tehran is holding to its conditions for nuclear talks.
Tokayev tells language congress that Kazakh now leads in classrooms, books and film
President Tokayev told the Qazaq Tili congress in Astana that Kazakh now dominates schooling, publishing and cinema, citing figures on films, pupils and books.
Hong Kong’s monetary authority moves to unlock bank financing for the Northern Metropolis
The HKMA is proposing capital rule changes that would let banks finance Northern Metropolis institutions more easily, as the Education Bureau briefed lenders on the University Town project.
Takaichi uses a French-hosted meeting to push global cooperation on AI security
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told a French-hosted online meeting that frontier AI creates cross-border security risks, and set out Japan’s aim of hosting an international AI summit.
Seoul approves pushing its anti-piracy naval mission toward the Strait of Hormuz
South Korea’s cabinet has approved widening the Cheonghae naval unit’s operating area from the Gulf of Aden toward the waters south of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz.